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[The Sydney Morning Herald] Internet-addicted teens in Korea forced into rehab

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The Sydney Morning Herald introduced the story about the internet-addicted teens in Korea forced into rehab


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The Sydney Morning Herald introduced the story about the internet-addicted teens in Korea forced into rehab


The Sydney Morning Herald said South Korea is the most wired country on the planet, a country where it's entirely elementary school students to carry smartphones, where the mobile network is so good that people livestream TV on the subway.

But on the other side, there are side effects of the developed digital world. In Korea, about 10 per cent of teenagers are internet addicts, and the government has tried to counter this through measures, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.

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